The first season of Sweden's ''
Idol
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'' premiered in August 2004 and continued until its grand finale on 26 November, when 26-year-old
Daniel Lindström
Daniel Lindström (born 30 January 1978) is a Swedish singer from Umeå who won the Swedish Idol 2004 contest against Darin Zanyar. His first single, " Coming True", sold double platinum, and his self-titled album, released in December 2004, top ...
from
Umeå
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was crowned winner.
Auditions
Auditions were held in the Swedish cities of
Stockholm
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,
Gothenburg
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,
Malmö
Malmö is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, sixth-largest city in Nordic countries, the Nordic region. Located on ...
,
Umeå
Umeå ( , , , locally ; ; ; ; ) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County.
Situated on the Ume River, Umeå is the largest Urban areas in Sweden, locality in Norrland and the t ...
and
Karlstad
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during the spring of 2004.
Finals
Finalists
(ages stated at time of contest)
Live Show Details
Two out of eight semi-finalists made it to the live finals each day, based on public phone voting. An additional semi-finalist contestant who had not gained enough public votes was also chosen by the judges to advance to the finals.
Heat 1 (12 September 2004)
Heat 2 (13 September 2004)
Heat 3 (14 September 2004)
Heat 4 (15 September 2004)
Heat 5 (16 September 2004)
Live Show 1 (24 September 2004)
Theme: My Idol
Live Show 2 (1 October 2004)
Theme: Billboard Number Ones
Live Show 3 (8 October 2004)
Theme: Soul
Live Show 4 (15 October 2004)
Theme: Swedish Hits
Live Show 5 (22 October 2004)
Theme:
Live Show 6 (29 October 2004)
Theme: Cocktail
Live Show 7 (5 November 2004)
Theme: Movie Soundtracks
Live Show 8 (12 November 2004)
Theme: My Birth Year
Live Show 9: Semi-final (19 November 2004)
Theme: Judges' Choice
Live final (26 November 2004)
Elimination chart
;Notes
References
External links
{{Swedish Idol
Idol (Swedish TV series)
2004 in Swedish music
2004 Swedish television seasons